"He was pretty fearless and quite the little athlete ... a really active, energetic kid," said Pete Hanson, a member of the Hamilton Skateboard Assembly, a group that refurbishes old boards to give to children and teaches them how to ride.

"The average kid hounds me to death to get them stuff, and when I do get them a board it's not good enough," Hanson said in January 2013.

But Kesean "stood out."

"I got him a board and I never heard him complain about anything," Hanson said.

"Same with his skateboarding. He didn't complain about anything. He just skated."